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title: "Report - Line Shape"
description: "The Line shape component can be used to display a straight line any where in a report."
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# Report - Line Shape

> The Line shape component can be used to display a straight line any where in a report.

The Line shape component can be used to display a straight line any where in a report. It can run north-south, east-west, or diagonally. Select the Line shape on the Report Component Palette to make it active, and click and drag to draw a Line any where in your Report  Designer. Hold shift while dragging to force the angle of the line to a 45 or 90 degree angle. You can change the stroke style, color, width, pattern, and more.

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**Report Design Component Palette Icon**

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## Properties

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|Property|Description|
|---|---|
|Fill|If true, the shape will fill its space with color.|
|Fill Color|If true is selected, the color that will fill the shape.|
|Opacity|How opaque the fill color is, between 0 and 1.|
|Stroke Style|What style of stroke or border to use: Hidden; Shape Outline; Border; Double. To learn more about stroke styles, refer to [Stroke and Fill Properties](ignition-modules\reporting\report-design\stroke-and-fill-properties-for-reports\stroke-and-fill-properties-for-reports.md).Color - Color to use for the stroke or border.Dash Pattern - A "Dashed Pattern" string to specify the nunber of pixels on and off. For example, "5,10"Width - Width of the stroke in pixels.|
|Stroke|[Details for the chosen stroke](ignition-modules\reporting\report-design\stroke-and-fill-properties-for-reports\stroke-and-fill-properties-for-reports.md). Each Stroke has its own properties depending on the Stroke Style chosen.|
|Roll|Number of degrees this shape is rotated clockwise.|
|Scale X|Amount to scale the width of this shape. 1 is scale to 100%.|
|Scale Y|Amount to scale the height of this shape. 1 is scale to 100%.|
|URL|  A link to attach to this reporting component. Will be a clickable hyperlink if the report is exported as a PDF. You can use the values below to link to internal pages.Page:Next - Navigates to the next page.Page:Back - Navigates to the previous page.Page:Number - Replace "Number" with a numeral. Navigates to the specified page.|
|Visible|If true, the shape will be visible.|
|X|Horizontal distance in pixels between the left edge of this shape and the left edge of the page.|
|Y|Vertical distance in pixels between the upper edge of this shape and the top edge of the page.|
|Stroke Color|Color of the line.|
|Stroke Width|Width of the stroke in pixels.|

## Example

This example demonstrates possible property values that result in two orange lines. 

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|Property|Value|
|---|---|
|Stroke Style|Border|
|Stroke Color|FF8C00|
|Border Bottom|True|
|Border Top|True|
|Stroke Width|5 pixels|